Two new medical staff join Marion Veterans Hospital
Dr. William J. Messelink becomes staff dentist after graduating from Calvin College and Northwestern University School of Dentistry. He served in the Army 1957 to 1961 and previously ran a private practice in Grand Rapids. Anna L. Zimmerman is appointed chief of the nursing service after leading at Lincoln Nebraska VA and other VA hospitals. She is a World War II Army nursing corps veteran. She lives in Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Messelink
Anna L. Zimmerman
Marion Veterans Hospital
Messelink
Calvin College
Grand Rapids
Mich
Northwestern University School of Dentistry
Army
Veterans Administration
Glenda
William
Marsha
Julianne Drive
Marion
Miss Zimmerman
Lincoln, Neb
Veterans Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
Cleveland
Ohio
Richmond Va
Pittsburg
Mt. Sinai School of Nursing
Western Reserve University
Army Nursing Corps
Woodvine Lane
Rend Rip Rip Rap Bids Sought
The Army Corps of Engineers invites bids for rip rap at water level along Route 148 embankments at Rend Lake. Bids open January 11 in the St Louis office, overseen by Col. James B. Meanor. Project cost estimated under 500000 as part of the 1965 contract schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Corps of Engineers
Rend Lake
Corps’ St. Louis
James B. Meanor
Corps
Jefferson
Franklin County
Wage Dispute Halts Elkville Public Housing Work
Painting on federal housing in Elkville halted as sub-contract dispute over unpaid wages surfaces. Deputy sheriffs at the site note no violence as workers report for duties under a new sub-contract. Adams of Adams and Son Decorating says $3,048 for November and about $1,000 for December are unpaid. The general contractor McMahan and Wright Construction Co. delays payments pending clarification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkville
Jackson County
Dewey Higgins
James Neeley
Carl Clingenpeel
Painters Union
Dean Adams
Adams and Son Decorating Service
Carbondale
McMahan and Wright Construction Co
Murphysboro
McMahan and Wright
Grand Tower
Adams
Christmas Tree Lights Up Illinois Town
Yule Herrin workers erect a 65 foot lighted Christmas tree atop a 60 foot elevator visible west of the Illinois Central tracks. Odum Concrete Products and Painters Union Local 352 members in Carbondale employ seven men on Elkville and Grand Tower projects. A subcontract termination notice was served on Adams for under staffing. Adams seeks money owed and contemplates leaving the subcontract if the general contractor wants a change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Illinois Central
Odum Concrete Products
Bers
Painters Union
Carbondale
Elkville
Grand Tower
Adams
Counterfeit $20s Passed in Seven Chester Stores
Seven Chester stores reported counterfeit twenty dollar bills passed Wednesday. Descriptions varied for the man seen at the Index and Walter stores, with details on height, weight, and clothing. The bills, marked with serial 184236 330A, lack red and blue fibers and were traced to the St. Louis area and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Walter Clothing Store
Sherman’s Department Store
Western Auto Store
Vine’s Department Store
Index Nation Company
Dix Rexall Drug
Benson Clothing Store
Index
Federal Reserve
Bank of Kansas City
St. Louis
Rt. 3
First National Bank
Murrphysboro
William C. Etherton
Carbondale National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Merry Christmas Greeting From SIU Student
Rita Vereb a sophomore at Southern Illinois University shared a holiday greeting after breaking a leg. her cast was painted in the season's spirit and she sent Christmas wishes from the tip of her toes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita Vereb
Miss Vereb
Eral
Southern Illinois University
Mulkeytown man dies at Miners Hospital
Barney A. Payne 71 of Rt. 1 Mulkeytown died 8 20 p m Wednesday at Miners Hospital Christopher Hypertensive heart trouble listed as cause by Coroner Eugene Dorris Payne born April 26 1894 Allenton Missouri retired steel worker WWI veteran married Margaret Ledgerwood in 1919 Survived by wife seven children two siblings and many grandchildren and great grandchildren Funeral at 2 p m Saturday Brayfield Funeral Home Lesser burial Maple Hill Cemetery Lesser Rev Daryl Busby officiating Friends may call after 3 p m Friday at the funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney A. Payne
Rt. 1
Mulkeytown
Miners Hospital
Christopher
Franklin County
Eugene Dorris
Payne
Dorris
Mr. Payne
Allenton
William
Alice Sailor Payne
Granite City
Margaret Ledgerwood
Clyde Payne
Cape Girardeau
Margaret Little
Loretta Lankford
du Quoin
Lowell
Phoenix
Ariz
Carl
St. Louis
Bob
Charleston
Ind
John
Albert
Madison
Brayfield Funeral Home
Lesser
Maple Hill Cemetery
Daryl Busby
TV Set Taken From Durall TV and Appliance Mart
A man wearing a blue top coat walked from Durall TV and Appliance Mart at 413 S Illinois Ave at 8 15 p m Wednesday with a 12 inch portable color television. The theft was reported too late to catch the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durall TV and Appliance Mart
Carbondale
Illinois Ave
Wrong Number Costs 65 dollars for SIU student
Richard Worley a 19 year old Southern Illinois University student pleaded guilty in Jackson County Circuit Court to using a telephone to defraud by giving a wrong number to place a long distance call on December 2 to DeKalb. He was fined 30 dollars plus 35 dollars costs. State's Atty Richard Richman identified Worley of the Washington Square Dormitory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Jackson County
Richard Richman
Richard Worley
Washington Square
Worley
de Kalb
Williamson County Sheriff Nominated for Herrin Postmaster
Sheriff Carl Miller of Williamson County, a longtime Democrat and former sheriff from 1954 to 1958 and treasurer 1958 to 1962, is recommended by the county Democratic organization for the Herrin postmaster job. The Postmaster General appoints the postmaster upon recommendation by the congressional district representative, as Lee Herrin resigns December 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Carl Miller
Herrin
Miller
Lee Herrin
Congressional
Representaive
Nativity Scene Emerges On Holden Hospital Lawn
Life sized mannequins dressed in Biblical costumes form a Nativity display on the front lawn of Holden Hospital in Carbondale. The arrangement draws visitors and reflects holiday traditions in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holden Hospital
Carbondale
Youth Fined On ID Charge In Carbondale
A 19 year old Kansas construction worker, Stephen L Ridgeway of Topeka, was fined 25 dollars plus 5 dollars costs for using false identification to buy liquor at ABC Liquor Store in Carbondale. Magistrate Robert Schwartz also fined Ernest Odum 30 dollars for under age drinking and Harry Baltzell 15 dollars for intoxication in a public place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Carbondale
Stephen L. Ridgeway
Topeka
Kan
ABC Liquor
Washington St
Ridgeway
Robert Schwartz
Jackson County
Ernest Odum
Vienna
Harry Baltzell
Rt. 1
Carbonale
Son of Marion retiree bound over on assault charge
Eugene Lewis 41 son of former Marion policeman bound over to District Court in Davenport Iowa on assault with intent to murder a policeman. He fled from Energy area with a stolen Schafroth car and pistol, later disarmed by Davenport officers after posing as an officer seeking a car rental. He previously served time in Colorado and Missouri penitentiaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Davenport
Iowa
Eugene Lewis
Tom Lewis
Werner Schafroth
Energy
Schafroth
Williamson County
Lewis
Colorado
Ozark
Air Lines
St. Louis
Chicago
Moline
General Leaseways
Rock Island
Southern Illinois
Merle Cooper
John Mottet
Canon City
Colo
Jefferson City
N. van Buren Sr
Marion Force
Lee Herrin retires as Herrin postmaster after 22 years
Lee Herrin will retire December 30 after nearly 22 years as Herrin postmaster. He recalls steady service with no major disruptions while overseeing a holiday mail flow of about 20,000 letters daily and advises his successor to study the postal manual. Herrin, lifelong Herrin resident, plans to remain in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Skorpinski
Lee Herrin
Herrin
South Park Avenue
Carterville
Veteran Paul Mitchell Dies in Blythe California
Paul Edward Mitchell 42 a former Murphysboro resident died at his Blythe California home Monday from complications of World War II injuries He was born May 8 1923 in Murphysboro son of Sherman and Frank Mitchell A WWII veteran he leaves wife Dorothea daughters Janet Ann Marie Adele and Jean Frances a brother Leroy Mitchell of Murphysboro sisters Irene Chaney Essie Prather Lucille Roberts Ruby Weber all of Murphysboro East St Louis and Rosemary Wilson of Blythe Funeral services will be Friday morning in Blythe with burial there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Edward Mitchell
Murphysboro
Blythe
Calif
Sherman
Frank Mitchell
Mitchell
Dorothea
Janet
Ann Marie
Adele
Jean Frances
Leroy Mitchell
Irene Chaney
Funeral services for Frank Stamberg in New Rochelle
Funeral services for Frank F. Stamberg a 69 year old former Southern Illinois University faculty member who died Tuesday in Greece will be held Saturday or Monday in New Rochelle New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank F. Stamberg
Southern Illinois University
Greece
New Rochelle
N.Y
Weather echoes 1899 winter in Cambria recollection
Mrs. Ethel Reeves remembers January 24 1899 as warm like recent days then cites a northwest blizzard that dropped temperatures to 26 28 degrees below zero. The Cairo Weather Bureau notes 14 degrees below zero then and confirms February March frosts, with 16 below in January 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambria
Ethel Reeves
U.S
Cairo
African graduate leaves SIU with degree six months early
Wadson Deleza, a 29 year old Malawi agronomy student, received his master's degree six months ahead of schedule and departed for home. President Morris publicly congratulated him as Malawi recalls technicians to boost farming. Deleza aimed for a doctoral path at SIU but will return after serving Malawi's needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Wadson Deleza
Delyte W. Morris
Morris
Deleza
Malawi
SIU
Nyasaland
U.S. Agency For International Development
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Rend
Yule
Walter
Merry Christmas
Carbondale Community High School
Jose
Drew
Police
National Bank of
Bank
Isabell McNeill
John Marshall
Moore’s Jewelry
Phyllis Granneman
N. 13Th St
Ephriam Herrin
West
Frank Stamberg
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